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W. P. Carey Inc. dividend history

W. P. Carey Inc.'s dividend was $3.62 a share in fiscal 2025, up 3.7% on the year before. That was 169.4% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

Dividends (TTM)
$830M
Diluted share count
+2.1%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
5.6%
dividends 5.6% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
128%
of net income paid out

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Dividend per share$2.00$2.03$2.19$2.44$3.39$3.69$3.83$3.93$4.01$4.09$4.14$4.17$4.21$4.24$4.07$3.49$3.62—
Dividend per share growth—+1.5%+7.9%+11.4%+38.9%+8.7%+3.8%+2.7%+2.1%+2.0%+1.2%+0.8%+0.8%+0.9%−4.1%−14.2%+3.7%—
Dividends paid799386114220348404417431440704727764835917765790830
Share buybacks110045401000100——————
Dividends ÷ net income113.9%125.2%61.7%183.3%222.9%145.1%234.3%155.6%155.5%107.0%230.8%159.6%186.4%139.4%129.4%166.0%169.4%127.5%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

Recent dividend announcements

  • W. P. Carey Increases Quarterly Dividend to $0.950 per Share Source

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Figures from W. P. Carey Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to W. P. Carey Inc.